SPELTINI ANDREA, CURRICULUM VITAE

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1 SPELTINI ANDREA, CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL INFORMATION First name Andrea Last name Speltini Date of birth Affiliation University of Pavia, Department of Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry Lab Address via Taramelli Pavia (Italy) Telephone address EDUCATION High school: Liceo Scientifico Tecnologico Maserati Institute, Voghera, Italy Final mark: 100/100 cum laude Degree: Tecnologie Chimiche per l Ambiente e le Risorse Title of the thesis: Validazione interna di un metodo analitico HPLC di anestetici: Bupivacaina e Ropivacaina Final mark: 110/110 Laboratory: Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Monitoring Department of Pharmacology (IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo of Pavia, Italy) Master Degree: Chemistry Title of the thesis: Sviluppo di un metodo per la determinazione di fluorochinoloni di uso veterinario in acque naturali e studio della loro fotodegradazione Final mark: 110/110 Laboratory: Analytical Chemistry Department of General Chemistry (University of Pavia, Italy) Doctorate in scientific research: Scienze Chimiche Title: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes: purification, functionalization and analytical application as stationary phases for chromatographic separations Laboratory: Analytical Chemistry Department of Chemistry (University of Pavia, Italy) 2011-present Post-doc Researcher Laboratory: Analytical Chemistry Department of Chemistry (University of Pavia, Italy)

2 FOREIGN LANGUAGES English: Trinity certification Grade 10 (Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages) Trinity College Institute, London (UK), 2003 French: basic knowledge INFORMATIC SKILLS ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) TECHNICAL SKILLS HPLC-FD/UV, HPLC-ESI-MS/MS, GC-FID/ECD/TCD DIDACTIC EXPERIENCE Didactic seminaries in the framework of the following courses: - Chimica Analitica degli Inquinanti, Prof. Giovanni Spini, Metodologie Analitiche per Matrici Complesse, Prof. Antonella Profumo, Chimica dell Ambiente, Dr. Michela Sturini, Chimica Analitica III, Prof. Antonella Profumo, 2011, Chimica Analitica Ambientale, Dr. Michela Sturini, 2012 Tutoring: - Lab. Chimica Analitica Ambientale, Prof. Antonella Profumo, Progetto Lauree Scientifiche (PLS), Dr. Michela Sturini, th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO-2015), Prof. Lorenzo Malavasi, th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO-2016), Prof. Lorenzo Malavasi, th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO-2017), Prof. Lorenzo Malavasi, 2017 Thesis Co-Relator, since 2010 Students: Lorenzo Costa; Giorgio Paganini; Salvatore Amendola; Carlo Bozzetti; Diego Longhi; Andrea Serra; Gabriele Fisogni; Mattia Maiocchi; Nicolò Grossi; Enrico Annovazzi; Francesco Orio; Luana Consoli; Simona Viti; Matteo Fasani; Luca Ferrari, Elettra Mandelli; Roberta Govoni; Matteo Contini; Andrea Scalabrini; Francesca Merlo; Mattia Pastore; Francesca Gualco ATTENDED SCHOOLS National School of Analytical Chemistry for Ph.D students (SCI) Rome (Italy), 27 September-1 October 2010 EDITORIAL ACTIVITY Guest Editor for International Journal of Photoenergy, Special issue: Heterogeneous Photochemistry: Solar Energy Conversion and Environmental Remediation (2016)

3 RESEARCH PROFILE Study of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as stationary phases for gas chromatographic separations and evaluation of their functionalization for selectivity tuning and resolution improvement; development of chromatographic methods using MWCNTs-based stationary phases for the analysis of actual samples; purification of commercial MWCNTs from metal impurities; study of adsorption and surface properties of pristine, purified and chemically-modified MWCNTs by inverse gas chromatography; synthesis of novel HPLC stationary phases by radiation-induced grafting of MWCNTs onto silica microspheres; use of (derivatized)mwcnts as solid-phase extraction sorbents for the determination of environmental pollutants. Development of selective analytical methods for the trace determination of emerging pollutants such as Fluoroquinolones (FQs), perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) and benzotriazoles (BTRs) in environmental complex matrices (surface water, soil, compost); study of photolytic degradation of FQs in natural water, soil and clays minerals, identification of the main byproducts and study of their residual antimicrobial activity; evaluation of clays and zeolites as green adsorbents for the removal of micro-pollutants from surface waters. Titanium dioxide photocatalysis for the remediation of contaminated environmental waters. Development and optimization of novel methods aimed to the photocatalytic production of hydrogen gas by sacrificial water splitting in presence of renewable biomasses. Synthesis of novel graphene- and carbon nitride-based materials for analytical and photocatalytic applications. BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS Number of publications: 46 Citations: 777 H-index: : National scientific qualification as associate professor (SSD CHIM/01) COLLABORATIONS Prof. Maurizio Ferretti, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa (Italy) Dr. Elida Ferri, Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, University of Bologna (Italy) AWARDS EUROANALYSIS XVI: Poster Prize awarded for excellent presentation of particularly significant innovative analytical research (2011) SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 1. M. Sturini, A. Speltini, L. Pretali, E. Fasani, A. Profumo Solid-phase extraction and HPLC determination of fluoroquinolones in surface waters J. Sep. Sci. 2009, 32, A. Speltini, D. Merli, E. Quartarone, A. Profumo Separation of alkanes and aromatic compounds by packed column gas chromatography using functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes as stationary phases J. Chromatogr. A 2010, 1217,

4 3. A. Speltini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, A. Profumo Fluoroquinolone antibiotics in environmental waters: sample preparation and determination J. Sep. Sci. 2010, 33, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, A. Profumo, L. Pretali, E. Fasani, A. Albini Photochemical degradation of Marbofloxacin and Enrofloxacin in natural waters Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, D. Merli, A. Speltini, D. Ravelli, E. Quartarone, L. Costa, A. Profumo Multiwalled carbon nanotubes as the gas chromatographic stationary phase: role of their functionalization in the analysis of aliphatic alcohols and esters J. Chromatogr. A 2010, 1217, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, E. Rivagli, A. Profumo Solvent-free microwave-assisted extraction of fluoroquinolones from soil and liquid chromatographyfluorescence determination J. Chromatogr. A 2010, 1217, A. Speltini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, A. Profumo, A. Albini Analytical methods for the determination of fluoroquinolones in environmental solid matrices Trends Anal. Chem. 2011, 30, A. Speltini, D. Merli, A. Profumo Carbon nanotubes: purification, functionalization and analytical application as stationary phases for chromatographic separations Sci. Acta 2011, 5, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, A. Profumo, L. Pretali, E. Fasani, A. Albini Sunlight-induced degradation of soil-adsorbed veterinary antimicrobials Marbofloxacin and Enrofloxacin Chemosphere 2012, 86, A. Speltini, D. Merli, D. Dondi, G. Paganini, A. Profumo Improving selectivity in gas chromatography by chemically-modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes as stationary phase Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2012, 403, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, A. Profumo, L. Pretali, E. Irastorza, E. Fasani, A. Albini Photolytic and photocatalytic degradation of fluoroquinolones in surface water under solar light Appl. Cat. B Environ. 2012, , F. Maraschi, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Orio, A. Profumo, G. Pierucci Silicon determination in human ventricular whole blood: a possible marker of drowning Anal. Biochem. 2012, 426, A. Speltini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, A. Profumo, A. Albini Microwave-assisted extraction and determination of Enrofloxacin and Danofloxacin photo-transformation products in soil Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2012, 404, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, L. Pretali, A. Profumo, E. Fasani, A. Albini, R. Migliavacca, E. Nucleo Photodegradation of Fluoroquinolones in surface water and antimicrobial activity of the photoproducts Water Res. 2012, 46,

5 15. A. Speltini, D. Merli, A. Profumo Analytical application of carbon nanotubes, fullerenes and nanodiamonds in nanomaterials-based chromatographic stationary phases: a review Anal. Chim. Acta 2013, 783, M. Sturini, E. Rivagli, F. Maraschi, A. Speltini, A. Profumo, A. Albini Photocatalytic reduction of vanadium(v) in TiO 2 suspension: chemometric optimization and application to wastewaters J. Hazard. Mater. 2013, , A. Speltini, D. Merli, D. Dondi, C. Milanese, P. Galinetto, C. Bozzetti, A. Profumo Radiation-induced grafting of carbon nanotubes on HPLC silica microspheres: theoretical and practical aspects Analyst 2013, 138, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, L. Pretali, A. Profumo, E. Fasani, A. Albini Environmental photochemistry of Fluoroquinolones in soil and in aqueous soil suspensions under solar light Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2014, 21, E. Rivagli, A. Pastorello, F. Maraschi, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, L. Zampori, M. Setti, L. Malavasi, A. Profumo Clay minerals for adsorption of veterinary FQs: behavior and modeling J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 2014, 2, A. Speltini, M. Maiocchi, L. Cucca, D. Merli, A. Profumo Solid-phase extraction of PFOA and PFOS from surface waters on functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes followed by UPLC-ESI-MS Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2014, 406, D. Dondi, A. Zeffiro, A. Speltini, C. Tomasi, D. Vadivel, A. Buttafava The role of inorganic sulfur compounds in the pyrolysis of Kraft lignin J. Anal. Appl. Pyrol. 2014, 107, A. Speltini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, D. Dondi, A. Serra, A. Profumo, A. Buttafava, A. Albini Swine sewage as sacrificial biomass for photocatalytic hydrogen gas production: explorative study Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2014, 39, A. Speltini, M. Sturini, D. Dondi, E. Annovazzi, F. Maraschi, V. Caratto, A. Profumo, A. Buttafava Sunlight-promoted photocatalytic hydrogen gas evolution from water-suspended cellulose: systematic study Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2014, 13, F. Maraschi, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, L. Pretali, A. Profumo, A. Pastorello, V. Kumar, M. Ferretti, V. Caratto TiO 2 -modified zeolites for Fluoroquinolones removal from wastewaters and reuse after solar light regeneration J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 2014, 2, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, E. Rivagli, L. Pretali, L. Malavasi, A. Profumo, E. Fasani, A. Albini Sunlight photodegradation of Marbofloxacin and Enrofloxacin adsorbed on clay minerals J. Photochem. Photobiol. A Chem. 2015, 299, A. Speltini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, L. Consoli, A. Zeffiro, A. Profumo Graphene-derivatized silica as an efficient solid-phase extraction sorbent for pre-concentration of fluoroquinolones from water followed by liquid-chromatography fluorescence detection J. Chromatogr. A 2015, 1379, 9-15

6 27. F. Maraschi, E. Rivagli, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, A. Profumo, V. Caratto, M. Ferretti Solid-phase extraction of vanadium(v) from tea infusions and wines on immobilized nanometer titanium dioxide followed by ICP-OES analysis Arabian J. Chem. 2015, /j.arabjc A. Speltini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, D. Dondi, G. Fisogni, E. Annovazzi, A. Profumo, A. Buttafava Evaluation of UV-A and solar light photocatalytic hydrogen gas evolution from olive mill wastewater Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2015, 40, D. Merli, A. Speltini, D. Dondi, D. Longhi, C. Milanese, A. Profumo Intermolecular interactions of substituted benzenes on multi-walled carbon nanotubes grafted on HPLC silica microspheres and interaction study through artificial neural networks Arabian J. Chem. 2015, /j.arabjc M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, L. Pretali, E.N. Ferri, A. Profumo Sunlight-induced degradation of fluoroquinolones in wastewater effluent: photoproducts identification and toxicity Chemosphere 2015, 134, A. Speltini, A. Profumo, D. Merli, N. Grossi, C. Milanese, D. Dondi Tuning retention and selectivity in reversed-phase liquid chromatography by using functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes Arabian J. Chem. 2015, /j.arabjc A. Speltini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, S. Viti, D. Sbarbada, A. Profumo Fluoroquinolone residues in compost by green enhanced microwave-assisted extraction followed by ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry J. Chromatogr. A 2015, 1410, A. Speltini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, A. Porta, A. Profumo Fast low-pressurized microwave-assisted extraction of benzotriazole, benzothiazole and benzenesulfonamide compounds from soil samples Talanta 2016, 147, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, A. Profumo, S. Tarantino, A. F. Gualtieri, M. Zema Removal of fluoroquinolone contaminants from environmental waters on sepiolite and its photo-induced regeneration Chemosphere 2016, 150, A. Speltini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, A. Profumo Recent trends in the application of the newest carbonaceous materials for magnetic solid-phase extraction of environmental pollutants Trends Environ. Anal. Chem. 2016, 10, A. Speltini, M. Sturini, F. Maraschi, E. Mandelli, D. Vadivel, D. Dondi, A. Profumo Preparation of silica-supported carbon by Kraft lignin pyrolysis, and its use in solid-phase extraction of fluoroquinolones from environmental waters Microchim. Acta 2016, 183, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, M. Sturini, V. Caratto, M. Ferretti, A. Profumo Sorbents coupled to solar light TiO 2 -based photocatalysts for olive mill wastewater treatment Int. J. Photoenergy 2016 ID D. Dondi, S. Babic, I. Michael, G. Palmisano, A. Speltini Heterogeneous Photochemistry: solar energy conversion and environmental remediation

7 Int. J. Photoenergy 2016 ID S. Villa, V. Caratto, F. Locardi, S. Alberti, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, F. Canepa, M. Ferretti Enhancement of TiO 2 NPs activity by Fe 3 O 4 nano-seeds for removal of organic pollutants in water Materials , 771; doi: /ma M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, G. Vinci, A. Profumo, L. Pretali, A. Albini, L. Malavasi g-c 3 N 4 -promoted degradation of Ofloxacin antibiotic in natural waters under simulated sunlight Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res doi: /s A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, R. Govoni, C. Milanese, A. Profumo, L. Malavasi, M. Sturini Facile and fast preparation of low-cost silica-supported graphitic carbon nitride for solid-phase extraction of fluoroquinolone drugs from environmental waters J. Chromatogr. A 2017, 1489, F. Maraschi, A. Speltini, M. Sturini, L. Consoli, A. Porta, A. Profumo Evaluation of rice husk for SPE of Fluoroquinolones from environmental waters followed by UHPLC-HESI- MS/MS Chromatographia 2017, 80, S. Alberti, F. Locardi, M. Sturini, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, G.A. Costa, M. Ferretti, V. Caratto Photocatalysis in darkness. Optimization of sol-gel synthesis of NP-TiO 2 supported on a persistent luminescence material and its application for the removal of Ofloxacin from water Int. J. Nanotechnol. Nanomed. Res A. Speltini, A. Scalabrini, F. Maraschi, M. Sturini, A. Profumo New applications of molecularly imprinted polymers for selective extraction of contaminants from environmental and food matrices: a review Anal. Chim. Acta 2017, 974, A. Speltini, F. Maraschi, M. Sturini, M. Contini, A. Profumo Dispersive multi-walled carbon nanotubes extraction of benzenesulfonamides, benzotriazoles and benzothiazoles from environmental waters followed by microwave desorption and HPLC-HESI-MS/MS Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2017, in press 46. D. Vadivel, A. Speltini, A. Zeffiro, V. Bellani, S. Pezzini, A. Buttafava, D. Dondi Reactive carbons from Kraft lignin pyrolysis: Stabilization of peroxyl radicals at carbon/silica interface J. Anal. Appl. Pyrol. 2017, in press